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February 2013 | By Ker Than
As cities like New York prepare for what appears to be a future of more extreme weather, the focus increasingly is on following nature's lead.
January 23, 2013
| By Randy Rieland
Smithsonian Secretary Wayne Clough looks at how our scientists are studying our changing climate
February 2013
| By G. Wayne Clough, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution
Artist and MIT professor Erik Demaine makes flat geometric diagrams spring into elegant, three-dimensional origami sculptures
January 23, 2013
| By Marina Koren
According to a new study, they're also much more likely to lie about their findings as they climb the academic ladder
January 23, 2013
| By Joseph Stromberg
Gold nanoparticles are multitaskers when it comes to destroying cancer cells, researchers have found
January 22, 2013
| By Marina Koren
Tonight, night sky watchers in the Northern Hemisphere can see Jupiter pass less than a finger's width away from the waxing Moon
January 21, 2013
| By Mohi Kumar
With just 29 dominoes, you can take down the Empire State Building
January 17, 2013
| By Colin Schultz
A British artist, with experience in ornithology, explains how she created anatomical drawings of 200 different species of birds for a new book
January 18, 2013
| By Megan Gambino
But a new study finds most of them still use deodorant
January 18, 2013
| By Joseph Stromberg
Upending 150 years of theory, scientists observed that some barnacles can capture sperm from the water for reproduction
January 17, 2013
| By Emily Frost
HapiFork, a utensil that slows down your eating, is one of a new wave of gadgets designed to help you take control of your health.
January 17, 2013
| By Randy Rieland
Most of us assume that crustaceans can't feel pain—but new research suggests otherwise
January 16, 2013
| By Marina Koren
In 2012, many plants in the eastern U.S. flowered earlier than in any other year on record
January 16, 2013
| By Joseph Stromberg
On Friday, the agency will send an unmanned aircraft 65,000 feet above the Pacific Ocean to gather data for use in climate change modeling
January 16, 2013
| By Claire Martin
Connecticut-based artist Bryan Nash Gill uses ink to draw out the growth rings of a variety of tree species
January 15, 2013
| By Megan Gambino
A new method based on DNA forensics can tell us about the appearances of those who lived long ago
January 15, 2013
| By Joseph Stromberg
Last summer, a study found that long-term cannabis use reduced cognitive skills. A new study seems to say the opposite
January 14, 2013
| By Joseph Stromberg
There are all sorts of animals that we actually have never seen get it on. Squid used to be one of them
January 14, 2013
| By Rose Eveleth
Nearly 7 million North American birds - including 13 threatened species - lose their lives through tower collisions each year
January 14, 2013
| By Rachel Nuwer
Drought, heatwaves, cyclones--even a tornado in Hawaii--mark last year as one filled with record-breaking severe weather
January 11, 2013
| By Claire Martin
Every January, at the Consumer Electronics Show, companies make a point of showing us how much smarter TVs have become, with the hope that they'll once again become our favorite screen.
January 11, 2013
| By Randy Rieland
A new approach to detecting lung infections could be faster and less invasive
January 11, 2013
| By Joseph Stromberg
MIT scientists have created thin polymer sheets that expand and contract when in contact with water, lifting several times their weight
January 10, 2013
| By Joseph Stromberg
In acidic water, drilling sponges damage scallops twice as quickly, worsening the effects of ocean acidification.
January 10, 2013
| By Hannah Waters
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